CAAMP Cancels Columbia, SC, Holiday Showcase Due to Flooding
The Carolinas Association of Advertising and Marketing Professionals (CAAMP) has cancelled its Holiday Showcase scheduled for Thursday, October 8, in Columbia, South Carolina, as a result of the...
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Dana Geiger Named 2015 Donna Hall Memorial Grant Recipient
The Regional Association Council (RAC) has named Dana Geiger, executive director for the Virginia Promotional Products Association (VAPPA) and the Promotional Products Association of Florida (PPAF),...
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Regional Association Leaders Come Together This Week for LDW
The 16th annual Leadership Development Workshop (LDW) is being held this week in Grapevine, Texas. Hosted by PPAI and the Regional Association Council (RAC), the four-day event began Monday with a PPAI...
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Action-packed LDW Attracts Regional Association Leaders and Volunteers
This week, leaders from volunteer committees and the industry’s regional associations have been in Grapevine, Texas, for the 16th annual Leadership Development Workshop (LDW), hosted by PPAI and the...
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PPAS Announces New Executive Director
Promotional Products Association of the Southwest (PPAS) Executive Director Barbara Frank is retiring after more than 14 years with the regional association. Industry veteran Dave DeGreeff, MAS, is...
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Shelley Bednarski Elected PPAF President
Shelley Bednarski will take on the elected role of president of Promotional Products Association of Florida (PPAF) effective January 1, 2016. Bednarski, Southeast region manager with Chocolate...
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Rebecca Mclaughlin, CAS, Named PPB’s October Volunteer of the Month
This month, PPAI recognizes Rebecca Mclaughlin, CAS, operations manager at Erie, Pennsylvania supplier CPS/The Keystone Line and president of the Regional Association Council (RAC), as the October PPB...
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PPAChicago Executive Director Jen Mendoza Welcomes New Addition
Congratulations to PPAChicago Executive Director Jennifer Mendoza, her hubby and family on the birth of her third child, Gabriel Cesar. Gabriel was born October 21. He weighed 8 lbs. 12 ozs. and...
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PPAF Welcomes New Executive Director
The Promotional Products Association of Florida (PPAF) is pleased to introduce Jenny Taylor, who will serve as the association’s new Executive Director. Jenny began working with current Executive...
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SAAC Announces New Executive Director
The Specialty Advertising Association of California (SAAC) is pleased to announce its new Executive Director, Donté P. Shannon, CAE. “We are so excited to welcome Donté to the SAAC family! The scope...
View ArticleAdd Your Voice to L.E.A.D. Local New York
PPAI and New York industry professionals are in Albany this week for Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.). On February 24, the Empire State’s industry members will meet with legislators to...
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L.E.A.D. Local New York Lays the Groundwork in Albany
On February 24, PPAI joined industry professionals in Albany for L.E.A.D. Local New York. Drawing on practices established with PPAI’s annual Legislative Education and Action Day (L.E.A.D.) in...
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Bellantone Connects with UMAPP
This week, PPAI President and CEO Paul Bellantone, CAE, has been on the road in Minnesota, meeting with industry companies and joining the Upper Midwest Association of Promotional Professionals (UMAPP)...
View ArticleNEPPA Announces Recipients of 2015 Beacon Awards
The New England Promotional Products Association (NEPPA) has named seven winners of the regional association’s Beacon Awards, which recognize the outstanding achievements of distributor, supplier and...
View ArticleVAPPA Recognizes Pinnacle Award Winners at Spring EXPO
The Virginia Promotional Products Association (VAPPA) held its annual Pinnacle Award Ceremony and Member Appreciation Event during Spring EXPO on March 8 in Richmond, Virginia. The annual event, which...
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CPPA Announces New Executive Director, Inaugural End-Buyer Tradeshow
The Chesapeake Promotional Products Association (CPPA) has named Dana Geiger the regional association’s new Executive Director. Dana brings more than 12 years’ of experience in the non-profit arena,...
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GCPPA Hosts Second Annual Success Summit
The Gold Coast Promotional Products Association (GCPPA) held its second annual Success Summit April 13–14 in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The event drew 28 suppliers and 24 distributors and it offered an...
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Promotional Products Work! Week Regional Challenge
Promotional Products Work! Week runs May 23–27 and is focused on buyer outreach this year. Throughout the month of May, regional associations can earn points and win prizes by promoting PPW!W to...
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NWPMA Looking for New Executive Director
The Board of Directors of the Northwest Promotional Marketing Association (NWPMA) has accepted the resignation of NWPMA Executive Director Thea Bruce, CAS, effective March 29, 2016, with her last day...
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GCPPA Executive Director Kelly Wilson Resigns
GCPPA ED Kelly Wilson poses with member David Bloom at the 2015 Success Summit. GCPPA Executive Director Kelly Wilson has resigned from the position she has held for the past six years. She is moving...
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